Wansbeck Estuary surf break

Wansbeck Estuary surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 23 May 2026 BST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wansbeck Estuary surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Wansbeck Estuary sea temperature is
9.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Wansbeck Estuary today?

The current surf forecast for Wansbeck Estuary at 8AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (23 May)0.5ft (0.1m)6s
Evening (23 May)0.5ft (0.2m)5s

Table - waves today at Wansbeck Estuary. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
6
0.1
N
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
12
1
13
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:59AM3.87m
10:05PM3.51m
10:08AM3.75m
11:15PM3.47m
11:16AM3.70m
Low Tide
2:51AM1.35m
3:40PM0.73m
4:02AM1.51m
4:53PM0.83m
5:17AM1.54m
6:01PM0.87m
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:45
4:43
4:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:21
9:22
9:23
Temp °C
15
14
14
15
17
18
17
16
15
14
14
17
20
21
20
17
17
16
16
18
22
23
21
19
13
12
12
11
12
14
15
15
13
12
12
15
19
20
19
15
14
13
13
16
20
21
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
19
12
16
13
7
4
2
2
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
2
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
2
0.2
WSW
2
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
1
1
3
2
Distance (km)
325
312
312
226
226
305
305
305
268
310
268
268
305
305
269
268
268
268
268
310
263
265
369
310
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Wansbeck Estuary surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest